Hobbit Casting Call Chaos [PHOTOS]
Complete chaos ensued after the studio totally underestimated how many Hobbit fans live in Wellington. NZ Police closed the event, an hour and a half in. What was advertised on TradeMe (NZ’s auction and job [...]
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Articles written by: Jack Machiela
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Welly-moot Number Six Was A Total Success!
It’s almost 11:00pm, and I just got back from the Embassy Cinema in Wellington, where the 6th Welly-moot just took place. It was the second meeting in the last month – the previous meeting wasn’t [...]
TORn’s MrCere on Tour with Rover Tours
I had the pleasure of showing Larry Curtis (TheOneRing’s MrCere) around Wellington’s LOTR locations last week. We had planned to meet in the evening but unfortunately he was unavoidably detained elsewhere and couldn’t make it. [...]
Two Wellington Gatherings in the Next Two Weeks!
Heads up for all Wellington Hobbit friends – your presence is requested! I’m meeting up with some international guests this month, and would like you to come as well! The first gathering will be in [...]
More fame (but still no fortune…)
I was interviewed a few weeks ago by Danbo Brandybuck from the Council of Westmarch, a Montana (USA) based Tolkien community group. It looks like the interview has been edited for release, and has made [...]
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One More Update on Manapouri Rumours [PHOTOS]
I received one more update from my source down south (previous reports here, and here). Apparently while he had some spare time in Te Anau he drove around to one of the lodges, where the [...]
Update on the Te Anau Spy Report
I’ve had a small update on the report about Te Anau as a Hobbit location – additional material has come to hand that they’re looking at Manapouri – several of the Hobbit crew members are [...]
Brief spy report from Te Anau
I just got the briefest of reports from one of my spies down south: Te Anau just has been over-run with PJs Film Crew. No word of any battle scenes or the like in the [...]
Back from Hiatus
It’s been a busy few months. I haven’t managed to get a lot of blogging done lately, only a few facebook and twitter updates. We’ve had a few birthdays here at home, and we’ve had [...]
The Wellywood Sign- Vote Now!
Now is the time to cast a vote for the “Wellywood” sign. Cast your vote here. The vote closes on Friday, November 18 and the winner will be announced on Monday, November 21. The sign [...]
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